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Updating Cost-Effectiveness — The Curious Resilience of the $50,000-per-QALY Threshold
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Quality Of LifeApplied EconomicsPrimary CareImplied Lower BoundaryRisk ManagementSearch CostsEconomic AnalysisPublic HealthHealth Services ResearchCurious ResilienceEconomicsPublic PolicyHealth PolicyHealth InsuranceOutcomes ResearchCost EffectivenessCost SharingEconomic EvaluationHealthcare ValueHealthcare QualityCost IssueHealth EconomicsBusinessU.s. Health CareHealth Care CostHealth Care Intervention
The ratio of $50,000 per quality-adjusted life-year (QALY) gained by using a given health care intervention has long served as a benchmark for the value of U.S. health care. But evidence suggests that it is too low and might best be thought of as an implied lower boundary.
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